Critical Reading Exercises

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"Wilson and Foreign Affairs" (pp. 756–759)

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Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
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Summarize the passage in your own words.
Answer the following questions related to the reading:
3. Why is president Woodrow Wilson’s approach to foreign affairs considered idealistic?
4. Why did President Wilson keep U.S. military forces in Nicaragua, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic?

"An Uneasy Neutrality" (pp. 759–767)

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Summarize the passage in your own words.
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Answer the following questions related to the reading:
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Why did President Wilson want Americans to remain "neutral in thought as well as in action" with regard to the outbreak of war in Europe?
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What caused the economic boom for American businesses, bankers, and farmers that began in spring 1915?
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What was the Zimmerman memo and why did it force more people to believe that America needed to go to war?
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"The Fight for Peace" (p. 777–784)

1. Enter Notes: for this section of the exercise, simply note important points.
2. Summarize the passage in your own words.
Answer the following questions related to the reading:
3. Why was President Wilson treated like a hero when he arrived in Europe for the Versailles Conference?
4. What did President Wilson hope to accomplish with the League of Nations?

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